Two of the undisputed musical revelations of 2013 continue to sound during this year and they seem ready to continue reaping awards. The American group Imagine Dragons and the young New Zealand Lorde lead the list of nominees of the 'Billboard Music Awards', one of the most important awards in the music industry internationally. Lorde competes in 12 award categories with her Grammy-winning single 'Royals', while Imagine Dragons also garnered 12 nominations for her time-honored single 'Radioactive', also a multiple Grammy Award winner.
The list of nominees for the awards offers few surprises, and is dominated by the big stars of music and in which the two relatively new names up for an accolade, aside from 'Best New Artist', are Lorde and Imagine Dragons. Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake will compete with the latter for the Best Artist of the Year Award, while the accolade for Best New Artist includes household names such as Ariana Grande, Lorde herself and Bastille. .
The Billboard Music Awards honors artists in the music industry who have excelled over the past twelve months, and their choice is closely related to the popularity and commercial impact of their nominees. The award ceremony will take place at a special gala the next May 18 and will be set at the luxurious MGM Grand Arena hotel in Las Vegas (USA). The gala will be broadcast in its entirety by the American network ABC to the whole world.